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| name = Billy Gray | fullname = William Patrick Gray[1] | birth_date = {{birth date|1927|05|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Dinnington, England | death_date = {{death date and age|2011|4|11|1927|5|24|df=y}}[1] | death_place = Aspley, England | position = Forward, left back | years1 = {{0|0000}}–1947 | clubs1 = Dinnington Colliery | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1947–1948 | clubs2 = Leyton Orient | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1948–1953 | clubs3 = Chelsea | caps3 = 146 | goals3 = 12 | years4 = 1953–1957 | clubs4 = Burnley | caps4 = 120 | goals4 = 30 | years5 = 1957–1963 | clubs5 = Nottingham Forest | caps5 = 201 | goals5 = 29 | years6 = 1963–1965 | clubs6 = Millwall | caps6 = 20 | goals6 = 1 | totalcaps = 506 | totalgoals = 73 | nationalyears1 = 1950 | nationalteam1 = England B | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | manageryears1 = 1963–1966 | managerclubs1 = Millwall | manageryears2 = 1966–1967 | managerclubs2 = Brentford | manageryears3 = 1967–1968 | managerclubs3 = Notts County }}William Patrick Gray (24 May 1927 – 11 April 2011) was an English professional footballer and manager who made over 500 Football League appearances in a variety of positions for Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, Burnley, Millwall and Leyton Orient.[1] He began his short management career while still a player with Millwall and later managed Brentford and Notts County.[4] Gray was capped by England B at international level.[4] Club careerAn outside right, Gray began his career with hometown Newcastle & District League club Dinnington Colliery and got his start in league football with Third Division South club Leyton Orient in May 1947.[4] He failed to make an impact at Brisbane Road, but made a surprise transfer to First Division club Chelsea for a nominal fee in March 1949.[4] Gray made 172 appearances and scored 14 goals in just over four seasons at Stamford Bridge,[8] before moving to First Division rivals Burnley for a £16,000 fee in August 1953.[4] He made 130 appearances and scored 32 goals during four seasons at Turf Moor.[10] At age 30, Gray transferred to top-flight club Nottingham Forest for a £4,500 fee in June 1957.[2] In 1958, manager Billy Walker moved Gray from outside to inside forward and he became the team's playmaker and penalty taker, scoring three penalties in Forest's run to the 1959 FA Cup Final and setting up Tommy Wilson's winning goal in the 2–1 victory in the final over Luton Town.[4] Over time, Gray was moved to left back and proved effective in the position, before departing the City Ground at age 36 in November 1963.[4] In six seasons with Forest, Gray made 223 appearances and scored 34 goals.[3] He moved to Third Division strugglers Millwall as player-manager in November 1963 and after the club's relegation to the Fourth Division at the end of the 1963–64 season,[4] he played a bit-part role as a player in the Lions' immediate return to the Third Division at the first attempt.[16] He retired at the end of the 1964–65 season.[4] International careerGray won one cap for England B and scored in a 5–0 victory over Switzerland in January 1950.[4] Managerial careerGray took over Third Division strugglers Millwall as player-manager in November 1963 and despite relegation to the Fourth Division, he guided the club to successive promotions during the 1964–65 and 1965–66 seasons.[4] A falling-out with the club's directors led to his departure from The Den in May 1966, after promotion had been secured.[4] With five matches of the 1965–66 season still to play, Gray moved across London to take over as manager of Third Division strugglers Brentford, but failed to save the Bees from relegation to the Fourth Division.[5] He kept the cash-strapped club afloat in mid-table for the majority of the 1966-67 season,[6] before following chairman Jack Dunnett out of Griffin Park to Notts County in March 1967.[5] He remained at Meadow Lane until September 1968.[7] Coaching and other rolesAfter leaving football management in 1968, Dodgin coached at Fulham under his son Bill and later worked as a groundsman at Meadow Lane and the City Ground.[4][5] Personal lifeGray had three sons and one, Bill, also became a professional footballer and manager.[5] His nephew was John Richardson, whom he managed at Millwall and Brentford.{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p=45}} On retirement from football management, Gray ran a greengrocer and convenience store on Wollaton Road in Nottingham.[2] HonoursAs a playerNottingham Forest
As a managerMillwall
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References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web |url=http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/7668 |title=Barry Hugman's Footballers – Billy Gray |website=hugmansfootballers.com |accessdate=14 November 2017}} {{Millwall F.C. managers}}{{Brentford F.C. managers}}{{Notts County F.C. managers}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Billy}}2. ^1 {{cite news |title = Forest FA Cup winner recalls Wembley triumph |newspaper = Evening Post |location = Nottingham |language = en |date = 29 April 2009 |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/foresfa-cup-winner-recalls-wembley-triumph/story-12257315-detail/story.html |accessdate = 25 October 2016}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.u-reds.com/NFFC/People/Players/ex_Player_Profiles.asp?ID=291|title=Ex Player Profiles|website=www.u-reds.com|accessdate=14 November 2017}} 4. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Origins-6.htm |title=Back to Back Promotions 1964–1966 |website=www.millwall-history.org.uk |accessdate=14 November 2017}} 5. ^1 2 3 {{Cite book |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last=Haynes |first=Graham |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |page=179}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1966-1967/results|title=Brentford results for the 1966-1967 season - Statto.com|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220174945/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1966-1967/results|archivedate=20 December 2016|dead-url=yes|accessdate=14 November 2017}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://carousel.royalwebhosting.net/utm/ncfc6869.html|title=Notts County FC season 1968/69|last=Maggies|first=Up the|website=carousel.royalwebhosting.net|accessdate=14 November 2017}} 8. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/History/0,,10308~1239793,00.html |title=Nottingham Forest {{!}} Club {{!}} History {{!}} History {{!}} FA Cup Final 1959 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506093917/http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10308~1239793%2C00.html |archivedate=6 May 2009 |dead-url=yes |accessdate=14 November 2017}} 9. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 {{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/billy-gray-footballer-whose-energetic-midfield-scheming-helped-nottingham-forest-to-fa-cup-glory-in-2273781.html |title=Billy Gray: Footballer whose energetic midfield scheming helped Nottingham Forest to FA Cup glory in 1959 |date=23 April 2011 |work=The Independent |accessdate=14 November 2017 |language=en-GB}} 10. ^{{Cite book |title=A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia |last=Haynes |first=Graham |date=1998 |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=1 874427 57 7 |page=82}} 11. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{Cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/billy-gray-23383/ |title=Billy Gray |website=11v11.com |accessdate=14 November 2017}} 12. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite web |url=http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/feat/ed35/billy_graynbsp_343632/index.shtml |title=BILLY GRAY – Clarets Mad |website=www.clarets-mad.co.uk |publisher=Digital Sports Group LTD |language=en |accessdate=14 November 2017}} 13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats63-64.htm|title=Millwall Season 63/64 Stats|website=www.millwall-history.org.uk|accessdate=14 November 2017}} 14. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats64-65.htm |title=Millwall Season 64/65 Stats |website=www.millwall-history.org.uk |accessdate=14 November 2017}} 22 : 1927 births|2011 deaths|People from Ashington|English footballers|England B international footballers|English football managers|Association football outside forwards|Leyton Orient F.C. players|Chelsea F.C. players|Burnley F.C. players|Nottingham Forest F.C. players|Millwall F.C. players|Millwall F.C. managers|Brentford F.C. managers|Notts County F.C. managers|English Football League players|English Football League managers|Association football wing halves|Association football fullbacks|Notts County F.C. non-playing staff|Nottingham Forest F.C. non-playing staff|Fulham F.C. non-playing staff |
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